title: Sudden death in a dog with lymphoplasmacytic hypophysitis.
abstract: A 10-year-old dog with a history of progressive anorexia and weight loss died suddenly despite treatment. Histopathological examination revealed severe follicular lymphoplasmacytic adenohypophysitis and atrophy of the zona fasciculata and zona reticularis of the adrenal cortex. It is likely that lack of production of adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol was the cause of death of this dog.
authors.affiliation: Department for Companion Animals and Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, 1210 Vienna, Austria. birgitt.wolfesberger@vetmeduni.ac.at
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wolfesberger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fuchs-Baumgartinger
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schwendenwein
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zeugswetter
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shibly
mesh_terms: D000303:Adrenal Cortex Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015431:Weight Loss